The Irish Field
The Irish Field, established in 1870, and acquired by The Agricultural Trust in 2003, is Ireland's leading bloodstock, racing and sport horse publication.
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| Type | Weekly |
|---|---|
| Editor | Leo Powell |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Headquarters | Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Dublin 12. |
| Website | www |
Operation
The newspaper is the top-selling Irish journal dedicated to racing and equestrian sports, and is published by The Agricultural Trust, a company Limited by guarantee, which also publishes the Irish Farmers Journal and Country Life Magazine.
Content
Published every Saturday, the newspaper averages 120 pages and includes:
- Latest racing, bloodstock and sport horse news.
- Interviews and features on industry personalities.
- Comprehensive coverage of international racing.
- Extensive reports and results from the point-to-point scene.
- Expert horse management advice for all equine owners.
- Pedigree analysis of major winners in Ireland and Britain.
- Latest European stallion statistics.
- Exclusive columnists commenting on important industry topics.
- Sales results, reports and previews.
- Weekly columns on speed figures, racing world gossip and much more.
- Racecards for all Irish and British weekend racing.
- Top tips from all the country's leading racing journalists.
- Show jumping, eventing, dressage, hunting and all things equestrian in the Irish Horse World section.
- Classified advertising, featuring appointments, property, horses, tack, vehicles and more.
Journalists
The Irish Field is edited by Leo Powell and Mark Costello is the Editorial Manager. Journalists include Anne Marie Duff, Isabel Hurley, Olivia Hamilton, Leanne O'Sullivan and Judith Faherty.
Online
The Irish Field has a website.<ref> Both free and Field+ content are available online. Free content is free for everyone to view, while Field+ content requires the reader to subscribe. The website had over 43,000 unique users and over 60,000 sessions for the month of December in 2015.
The Irish Field Directory
The Irish Field directory is the leading guide to Ireland's equine industry and is usually published in December each year. It includes up-to-date contacts for trainers, jockeys, racecourses, equestrian organisations, clubs and much more.